From May 22nd to May 25th thought leaders from the world’s most purposeful and innovative corporations, startups, nonprofits and institutions – including Google, Harvard, The United Nations, Apple, Lyft, Unilever, The Nature Conservancy, Walmart, REI, Procter & Gamble, UPS, Kellogg’s, Salesforce, and many more — will share their insights on how brands and consumers are redefining capitalism to support social and environmental transformation.

There are so many amazing speakers and interesting panel discussions throughout the 4-day conference, that it can be tough to decide what to attend. To help navigate the event, we’ve selected 8 sessions that cover an overview of essential insights on consumer trends, leadership, branding and marketing, employee engagement, supply chains, shareholder advocacy, measuring purpose and coalition building.

Here’s an overview of each of our ‘do not miss’ sessions:

Consumer Trends: Before rolling out any business plan it’s critical to understand your target audience. The Good Life through the Lens of Consumer Preferences and Global Sustainability Influencers (05/23/17 at 9:10a CST) session will showcase data-driven insights on what consumers value and how brands can give it to them. This panel will feature: Koann Vikoren Skrzyniarz of Sustainable Brands, Wendy Salomon of The Harris Poll, Raphael Bemporad of BBMG, Chris Coulter of GlobeScan, and Mark Lee of SustainAbility.

Leadership: Clarity of direction is essential to business strategy and long-term progress. In the session titled From a Golden Past to a Glorious Future: Reinventing Brands Inside and Out with Compelling New Visions (05/23/17 at 11a CST), Simon Mainwaring of We First, Inc will moderate a discussion between Deanna Bratter of Danone North America, Michael Arena of General Motors, and Kimberly Kleiman-Lee of General Electric on how these iconic companies developed their brand’s purpose overtime and how internal teams can shape business strategies.

Supply Chain: Operating a sustainable and equitable supply chain is vital to running a purposeful business. Additionally, creative, equitable and environmentally responsible value chains not only empower businesses to “walk the walk”, but also provide amazing storytelling potential for brand communications. To learn more about how to leverage your supply-side operations for media and marketing purposes, check out the Making Supply Chain Innovation Compelling: A Visual Design and Storytelling Strategy in Action (05/24/17 at 5p CST) session hosted by: Ben Pawsey of Thread, Charlene Wall-Warren of BASF, and Erika Ferrin & John Kester III of The Sustainability Consortium.

Consumer Engagement: Once you’ve clarified your vision, it’s important to share your purpose-driven story with consumers in a relatable, relevant, and engaging fashion. The panel discussion, Emerging Opportunities to Engage Consumers in Fundamentally New Ways through New Technologies (05/24/17 at 5p CST), is an excellent place to learn about how you can increase consumer engagement in the digital world. Panelists include: Henk Campher of Salesforce.org, Andre Angel of TangoTab, Dana Griffin of Knotch, Cullen Schwarz of Done Good, and Mathias Wikström of RBK.

Measuring Purpose: You can’t change what you can’t measure. Thus, monitoring the social and environmental impact of your initiatives, as well as related financial returns, is crucial to long-lasting success. The Research Roundtable: The ROI of Purposeful Leadership, Consumer Trust and Employee Engagement for Sustainability (05/25/17 at 9a CST) includes a discussion with Susan Hunt Stevens of WeSpire, Dimitar Clahov of Sustainable Brands, Emily Chan of Edelman, and Esther Kyte of the University of Michigan about the latest data-driven trends on the correlation between purpose and revenue, stock price, brand image, consumer advocacy and more.

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